QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Jul 5, 2006 -> 03:56 PM)
McCarthy is now in the same spot Cotts found himself in last year. The Sox might very well have to two of them in mind for starting roles in a few years. Maybe sooner. The Sox management said they wanted to satrt Cotts off slowly and let him work into the starting role when it became available.
It's a pretty big difference though. Brandon actually has three pitches and has proven he can at least be a solid starter in this league. Neal on the other hand, has a good fastball and a meh slider and has just dominated in the bullpen. Bmac is going to be in the rotation come next year, Cotts on the other hand is going to be in the pen until he moves on to another team(which hopefully doesn't happen for a long, long time).